"term" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Later on, the term acquired further implications, most notably that of femme fatale.
- In some circles, especially political ones, this term acquired a pejorative characteristic.
- Words associated with women are sexualized so that apparently equivalent terms acquire very different meanings.
- The term has since acquired rhetorical value as a phrase that is used to protest against the destruction of cultural heritage.
- The term, like so many other 19th century medical terms, acquired pejorative connotations as it became used in lay speech.
- They found the term had acquired a loaded political meaning:
- Later the term acquired a narrower meaning, to refer only to those who prefer the transient way of life.
- In the 10th century, the term acquired a more technical sense, when it was given to several high-ranking commanders.
- Over time these terms acquired distinct connotations leading to the present difference in definition.
- At some point, probably under Hadrian (r. 117-38), the term acquired a very different meaning.
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